Tray-holder.



S. M. SOHAEFLB.

TRAY HOLDER.

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' ,places `where mealsare served, also .1n `hospitals and private dwell' SIMON M. SCHAEFLE, 0F NAPERYILLE, ILLINOIS.

TRAY-HOLDER.

Bpecicetionot Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 9, 1909.

applauso am cette si, isos.l :erm No. 459,410.

To all whom 'it nur concem:

a citizen of the United States, 'residing at Naperville, county of Dopage, and State of illinois, Abane invented certain new and useful alim rovoments in Tray -Holders, ,of which t e iollowingis a specification.

'My invention re tes to improements in :tray-holders -and has for its object to prowiide `a wheeled carriage for 'transporting ood gto :be senveditrom gplace to place in Vthe dining rooms of :hotels and other public for use where food .is served to patients .and inve ids.

A runther vobject of any invention .is yto provide meanson the tray-holder lforcanrymg d1shes, =towe1s and other articles And a urther object .of ymy invention is to pro- -vide adequate steering vmeans in the tray- |holder.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

With :these objects in view, my .invention v'consists fin a wheeled tray-.holder .comprising an adjustable steering y,means which 4may vbe set at any desired nn le 'to 4*cause the movement of the'traydiol er to be in a'certain direction until the stcerino .means is again -adjusted g for instance, if vthe `steeringlmeans is set for the tray-holder to move in ya straight direction, the same will travel in a straight course even when given suilicient :momentum to run by itself. l

My invention `further consists in fric` tional -menns lfor holding the adjustment of the steering means.

My invention Vfurther consists in resilient ,-means in the steeringi mechanisml whereby l respectively, and Fig. 4 is a detail top cle-va- -Be it known that il, SIMON M. Scnuirmigjntion showing the actlon of the resilient memn the steering wheels `may strike a small obstruction and rebomd to ltheir :former osition without interfering with the adjustment of the steering means. And my invention further consists in certain details of construction and arrangement of parts all es will be hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

invention will be more readily understo by reference to the accompanying drawings formin a part of this specification, and in whicli, l

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my trayholder in its prcferredform, Figs. 2 and 3;

are detail elevations showing the front and rear wheel supporting frame constructions,

bers ofthe steering mechanism.

Referring now to the drawings, 1 imlr cotes the front wheel supporting 'frame and 2 the rear wheel supportin frame oi the ytray-holder. The front w eel sup ortiug frame 1 comprises a top member 3 and n bot :tom me1nber4, the former extending hor zontally and `downwardly on the outside 4of the wheels 5 and the latter riveted to the member 3 and extending horizontally and downwardly inside of the wheels 5, said .members terminating at and adapted to receive Ithe wheel axles 6. A bod frame 7 `having' horizontally-and vertical y extend :ing .portions is secured to the yframe 1, the rivets -8 forming the connecting means. The vertical portions of the frame 7 terminate in outwardly extending loops 9 .which are adapted to hold towels or other similare-articles.

The rear Wheel supporting` frame coin-v rises a :top member 10 and a bottom memer 11, thc former extending horizontally und downwardly outside Vthe wheels 12 and the latter secured to the member 10 and ex tending horizontally and downwardl vinside the wheels .12, said `members @sing f3 il adapted -to .receive the wheel axles .13. The

members 10 and 11 are secured together by means of'the rivets 14, and a bolt lpassing through the members 10 and 11 forms a pivotal connection between the frame 2 and `the body frame 16. The frame 16 consists of horizontally and vertically extending portions, the latter terminating inloops 117 similar to the loops 9 in the :trame 7. The vbolt 15 comprises a portion 18 and a reduced threaded portion 19 the shoulder 2O forming astop for themit 21. The inwardly exil tending portions 22jfin the member 11 are iprovided with perorations 23 to reive 'resilient members .or springs 24, the letter being ada ted to cross and` attach to a cross arm 25 rigidly secured to the lower cxtremity of the steering column 26. Nuts 27 threaded to the steering colu'mn 26 are dls posed above and below thc cross-arm 25 and are adapted to rigidly secure the 4same to said'steering column. The wheel axles fl nrc secured in thc perforntions 28 in the frame 1, and the axles 13 are secured in. the perforations 29 in the frame 2.

. werdly exten ing resistance in its bearings. The wheels 12 may poss ovcrmiy small obstacle and not in the least effect the steering because of the resiliency of the springs 24. The springs' 24 are crossed as shown in order to prevent confusion on the part of the person steering the troy-holder. The arm 32 is secured in the frame in any suitable manner. Knobs f nre provided at the extremities of the handle 34, and braces 37 are provided to reinforce the body frame. Side L-shaped frame members 3S are disposed as shown, and are adapted to form slides. The mem; ber 33 is L-shuped in cross section similar to members 3S, all of seidmembers being securely riveted to the body frames] and 16.

The fooddray 39 is adapted to rest on the loops 9 and 17 and the dish receptacle 40 to rest on the slides 38. The tray All is adapted to receive miscellaneous articles,`

and which togefher with the food-tray 39 und the dish receptacle 40, is removably mounted.

thile I have shown what l deem to be the preferableform of my invention, I do not wish to he limited thereto usfthere might be mamy changes milde in the details ot construction und urrzinggcments of parts without depui-ting lroni the spirit of my invention.

[lovingdcseribed my invention what l'` t claim :is new und desire to secure by Letters luient, is: i.

1. A tray-holder, in combination with trout and renr wheeled frames and :t body frame supported thereby, renrwnrdrly ex' tending member-.s in srlid body frame, :t verticztlly disposed steering' column journilled in Suid members, menus for rotating solch steering column, und u cross-:trui secured at l the lower extremity of seid steering column,

und resilient menus connecting thesaid tending downwardly outside and inside the connected wheels, respectively, the rear wheeled frame comprising top and bottom horizontally disposed members secured togetherv havin portions extending downwardly outsi' e and inside the connected wheels, respectively, inwardly extending portions integral with the'last-named bottom member, e suitably mounted vertically disposed steering column havin a crossurm at its lower extremity, an resilient means eonnectin the extremities of said cross-arm with t e extremities of said in- Wardl extending portions, substantially as descri ed. i

3. In a treaty-holder,` body frames 'and front and rear wheeled' frames ada ted to support the same, a vertically l isposed steering column provided with a,"` suitable handle journaled in* upper and lower rearwardly extending portions of said body frames, e frictional resistance against rotation' of the steering column provided in the bedr-ings of the same, collars secured to said steering column to properly position same, :t cross-:trui secured to tie lower extremity of said steering column, and obliquely disposed crossed helical springs connecting the extremities of seid crossearm with the rear wheeled frame, substnntiall as described.

4t. ln e troy-holder, iront and rear wheeled frames :lndfront und rear bod Frames connected thereto, respectivel este body frame comprising horizontal y and vertically extending portions provided with loops nt their upper extremities, L-sha ed longitudinal members colistituting slides connecting seid body frames, und suitnbly :irmnged reinforcing cor er braces, s ubstsmtnlly as described.

ln testimony whereof l have signed iny nu'me to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

SIMON M. SCHAEFLE. Witnesses:

1 JANET E. Hooim,

tHumm li. l'muns. 

